If you want to make delicious tropical food, you will need some specific products and tools. Caribbean recipes are delicious because of how they are prepare and which were used. There is little room for cheating.
Here is a list of the best deals I found for the products necessary to a tropical kitchen. They are not usually found in many local stores.
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Kitchen Products
D'ELIDAS Hot Sauce Chombo Habanero Pepper Picante
This is an essential ingredient in a typical Panamanian kitchen that might not be available in your local store.
- ALL NATURAL: NON GMO – GLUTEN FREE – KETO-FRIENDLY – 0 Calories – 0 Fat – 0 Carbs – 0 Sugar.
- HEAT LEVEL: Medium. D’Elidas Hot Sauce Habanero Chombo is a flavorful sauce made in Panama from traditional recipes that originated in the Antillean-Panamanian colony that was established in 1904.
- Ingredients for our ancient recipe and our pepper crops are supervised by technicians in agronomy specializing in pepper, white wine vinegar, roasted tomatoes, habanero peppers, onion, sugar, prepared Mustard, water, non-iodized salt, herbs and spices.
- BEST FLAVOR: This unique exquisite hot sauce is made with flavorful habanero peppers and roasted tomatoes. You’ll want to use it on everything, so get more than one bottle.
You can get it on Amazon here.
Goya Sazon With Coriander & Annatto
This is a common ingredient in a Caribbean kitchen and it is used for everything!
You can get it on Amazon here.
Goya Foods Sazon Con Azafran Seasoning
Common ingredient of Caribbean Kitchen. Used for Everything!!!
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Tradicional Panamanian Coffee - Café Duran Panama
§ Highland handpicked coffee from Panama
§ Medium whole roasted coffee beans
§ 360gr (12.7oz) for coffee aficionados!
§ Fresh-roasted whole coffee beans from the Chiriqui Highlands, Panamá
§ Traditional roast for over 100 years. Panama’s best!
Available on Amazon here.
Kitchen Tools
Traditional Jumbo Wood Pataconera - Plantain Masher
§ Made of wood
§ A staple in Caribbean kitchens
§ Easy to use and store
§ Used to flatten plantains for frying
§ Ideal when preparing tostones or patacones, but can be used for flattening any other food
Available on Amazon here.
Pataconera For Stuffing Plantain Baskets
- Great for plantain baskets
- Makes great tostones for stuffing
- Mold diameter 2 3/4 inches
- Sturdy wood construction
- Overall length 8
- Convenient strap for hanging
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Aluminum Dutch Oven - Paila
- Premium Construction – Cast aluminum construction provides superior heat distribution
- Heavy Gauge – 3mm thickness, sturdy riveted handles; stove safe, oven safe
- Tight-fitting Lid – Vapor-tight domed lid locks in moisture, flavor, and nutrients
- Versatile Usability – Ideal for cooking rice, browning meats and making your favorite sauces
- Capacity: 2 QT
- Weight: 2 LB
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Professional Manual Grain Grinder - Table Clamp Corn Mill with Hopper To Make Tamales & Tortillas
Best for making Panamanian tamales, empanadas and tortillas.
- Use for grinding corn, barley, grains, coffee, spices, nuts and coconut
- Practical grain grinder is perfect for household or business use
- Save money by grinding your own flour, nuts and coffee
- Easy assembly; easily mounts on to most surfaces
- Provide your family with fresh, healthy ingredients
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Stainless Steel Empanadas Pastry Dough Cutter & Maker/Wrapper
- Make empanadas Bring you more convenience and fun.
- EXPERIENCE THE BEST QUALITY EMPANADAS, DUMPLING & RAVIOLI MAKER: Makes dumplings, pierogi, ravioli, turnovers, pot Stickers, and more
- Lay a sheet of dough or pasta over, then add the filling
- Flip-up one side to cut, seal and crimp the edges, creating a perfect packet
- Hygienic 18/8 stainless steel; 4-1/2 inch diameter
- This product is backed by our 1-year warranty
Available on Amazon here.
Premium Grade-8 inch Cast Iron Tortilla Press
- Bioexcel tortilla press is designed in a way to make the process of making tortillas, patacones, arepas, quesadillas and empanadas hassle free, fresh in your home.
- Bioexcel Cast Iron Tortilla Press is designed according to the standard size of 8 inches. Comes with a handle that easily attaches to the tortilla maker plates with one screw.
- There is no compromise with this traditional Tortilladora design to be used as a cold press, pre-seasoned with flax seed oil to increase its life.
- This tortilla press can easily press flour, comal, and corn dough into chapati and tortilla shapes, saving you time and energy, Use of parchment paper is recommended to avoid any dough sticking on tortilla press plates.
- Package includes: tortilla press, handle for pressing with screws attached and a set of extra screws. Lifetime essential kitchenware.
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